The world lost an actor par excellence as Irrfan Khan breathed his last on April 29, 2020, at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai today. The actor was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, and on April 28, the actor had to be admitted to the ICU of Kokilaben hospital as he suffered from a colon infection. Irrfan Khan’s death has left his millions of fans shattered, and Bollywood stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Akshay Kumar, and many others took to their social media to mourn the loss. Anupam Kher was also devastated to hear the heart-wrenching news and got teary-eyed as he spoke about the actor.
Anupam Kher took to his social media to share a video and paid an emotional tribute to Irrfan Khan. In the video, Anupam Kher struggles to fight back his tears and said, “It's completely shattering and heartbreaking to know about the passing away of a very dear friend and colleague in drama school, Irrfan Khan. It's not only the loss of the Hindi film industry but, a loss of the country and the International entertainment industry.” Further stating about how the sad news of Irrfan’s demise came as a shock to him, Anupam Kher said, “He was a very straight forward person with a great sense of humor and compassion. It's very frightening and awful to talk about him in the past tense. His demise is too soon, I mean 53 is no age, and in fact in today’s time amid the pandemic where people are constantly fighting with the disease and depression, this news came to me as a complete shock.”
Sharing the video on his social media, Anupam Kher captioned it as, “Irrfan Khan; Nothing can be more heartbreaking and tragic than the news of passing away of a dear friend, one of the finest actors and a wonderful human being #IrrfanKhan. Saddest day!! May his soul rest in peace. #OmShanti.”
Irrfan Khan is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and his sons Babil and Ayan. Apart from the Bollywood industry, the sports fraternity and politicians also took to their social media to condole Irrfan Khan’s demise. ALSO READ: Irrfan Khan Funeral: Actor Laid To Rest At 3 PM; 'We Hope He Is In A Better Place' Says Family
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